diff --git a/ct/wanderer.sh b/ct/wanderer.sh
index aeab341026..c062abd845 100644
--- a/ct/wanderer.sh
+++ b/ct/wanderer.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ function update_script() {
         systemctl stop wanderer-web
         msg_ok "Stopped service"
 
-    		fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "meilisearch" "meilisearch/meilisearch" "binary" "latest" "/opt/wanderer/source/search"
+        fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "meilisearch" "meilisearch/meilisearch" "binary" "latest" "/opt/wanderer/source/search"
+        grep -q -- '--experimental-dumpless-upgrade' /opt/wanderer/start.sh || sed -i 's|meilisearch --master-key|meilisearch --experimental-dumpless-upgrade --master-key|' /opt/wanderer/start.sh
 
         msg_info "Starting service"
         systemctl start wanderer-web
diff --git a/install/wanderer-install.sh b/install/wanderer-install.sh
index 2919577872..1cc24ffa55 100644
--- a/install/wanderer-install.sh
+++ b/install/wanderer-install.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ cat <<EOF >/opt/wanderer/start.sh
 
 trap "kill 0" EXIT
 
-cd /opt/wanderer/source/search && meilisearch --master-key \$MEILI_MASTER_KEY &
+cd /opt/wanderer/source/search && meilisearch --experimental-dumpless-upgrade --master-key \$MEILI_MASTER_KEY &
 sleep 1
 cd /opt/wanderer/source/db && ./pocketbase serve --http=\$PB_URL --dir=\$PB_DB_LOCATION &
 cd /opt/wanderer/source/web && node build &